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TouMyu Yume Hitotsu Mini Album Reviews!!

So I finally got to listen to the new TouMyu songs after being so busy this past week. So I consider this a treat for very hard work this week as I worked myself a little to much this week……

Do check out the translations here as my japanese atm is terrible and I haven’t had time to study it lately.  This post should direct you to the translations as I am still learning to use Tumblr and I have no clue how to get links for posts yet XD

http://rz-jocelyn.tumblr.com/post/159357690141/hello-thank-you-so-much-for-the-touken-ranbu

(Just warning ya……it’s an overly long list ahead and it took me almost an hour and a half to complete.)

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Quick note before the actual review so people dont get mad at me later on:In all honesty……….Nagasone and Hachisuka did not impress me at all……I find that their voices are super weak compared to everyone else when doing duets. Yes i understand Imari and Kensuke were the Kostetsu brothers, but their voices just don’t match……Kensuke has a deeper voice than Imari (which should be flopped since Nagasone has the deeper voice in game where as Hachisuka has the higher one) I like their versions of the songs but seriously…….I can’t really stand their songs as of right now and they definatly have to grow on me. I might end up liking them later on but for now its just not there for me (My dad had commented and said they sounded like they were still going through puberty, but he knows all of the actors are adults since my cousins are very huge with Butai actors and other Butai things.)

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So the first song I will review is………Heart-To-Heart!!!

 Horikawa and Kane-san…….I freaking love their voices together!!!!! Ogotan and Shoutarou’s voices blend so well together!! They make me want to sing along with them every time I listen to their voices!!!! Honestly they make such a good duo and I’m very glad that they got cast as Horikawa and Kane-san! Their version of Heart-To-Heart is so cute! I love Horikawa’s parts the most!! Ogotan really did a good job at his part and played it well!!

Now for Kashuu and Yamato!! OmG…………the voice dynamics that they have together though!!!!! It makes me overly happy compared to Horikawa/Kane-san’s version. I love how Ryuji puts so much energy into the chorus as well as Toripyo. They blend so well and in all the times I have listened to their version, I have sang along each time.They make everything sound so well and with me being a music student, listening to the dynamics helps with my pitch range significantly. (especially Ryuji’s voice since I sing an octive or more above him so singing along is helping me with my studies….not to mention the lyrics get stuck in my head quite quickly! xD)

Just a side note……when both say “You and I are two of a kind” I kinda lost it since their pronuncation is actually extremely good for English not being their native language. ^°^

Next song is……..Prologue!!!

So…….whats my thoughts on Imari and Kensuke’s version you ask?? Well Its good but like I said before their voices have to grow on me before I make my final judgement. I feel as though Imari slurred quite a bit and Kensuke sounds kinda like he is straining which is not the best combo to have in the audio that thousands of fangirls are potentially willing to buy. Its quite good however for me not really liking them all to well. Its the same with Ryo and Daichi. their voices had to grow on me and now i find them so sexy its not even funny now! XD

Now for Horikawa/Kane-san!! Ahh!!! This version is so cute!! Yes I know that both versions are the same, but their voices blend so much better for me and I don’t hear really any slurring or straining going on. I have to praise Ogotan as his voice is so adoreable and he makes me wanna hug him so much! Again this is another song that I have been singing along to each time I listen to it as it is just so cute!!!

Now for……..Beautiful Tragedy!!!

So………Imari and Kensuke sang this one as well…..its OK but not to my liking. Yes I realize that they are the ones that sang it first but I find the Kashuu/Horikawa and the Kashuu/Yamato versions much better. I just have this weird issue with their voices and how they don’t blend as well together as the other voices do. As much as I hate to say it, I just don’t like their voices all to much. There’s to much to cover about their voices and it makes me really sad to say that.

So how about Kashuu/Yamato’s version…..what do I think about that?? HOLY FUDGE THEY’RE SO GOOD!!!!!! (My quote 2017)

 Well straight from the beginning at the “woah” part I was in heaven. Like seriously when Ryuji does the woahs behind Yamato it makes me go nuts. Yes I’m probably being 1000% biased since he is my favorite butai actor but he makes everything sound so much better!!! His husky and deep voice (did I also mention Sexy or no?? XD) blends so beautifully with Toripiyo’s higher pitched voice (which clearly he had to practice since he has a deeper voice than what I thought at first……) I can’t get over this song and its at the top of my TouMyu Bakumatsu Playlist. I love the bridge the most as it slows down and I can really hear Ryuji’s dynamics up against Toripiyo’s. I love the way they say “NOW AND FOREVER” as it sounds so sexy and like something I shouldn’t be listening to for my youngb age, but seriously when it comes to Ryuji I can’t back away. >.

Overall I love all of the songs so much!! The order that I will mist likely listen to them in is:

1. Beautiful Tragedy (Kashuu/Yamato)

2. Prolouge (Horikawa/Kane-san)

3. Heart-To-Heart (Kashuu/Yamato)

4. Heart-to-Heart (Horikawa/Kane-san)

5. Beautiful Tragedy (Hachisuka/Nagasone)

6. Prolouge (Hachisuka/Nagasone)

I can say that the Kashuu and Yamato duets are the strongest by listening to all of them. They convey the most emotion and make me sing to them every time I listen, the Horikawa and Kane-san ones are very strong as well but I think because I was so hyped to get the Kashuu and Yamato CDs I became overly biased as soon as I listened to them. As for Hachisuka and Nagasone…..I’m not the biggest fan, but I will try my best to listen to their versions when I get tired of listening to the other guys singing…..if that ever does happen xD

On one more note I must point out how well Ryuji blends so well with everyone in Yume Hitotsu and Hitohira no Kaze. He has the most control out if everyone else and it’s defiantly noticeable…..like when singing with Toripiyo, he’s what 5 years older than Ryuji, and Ryujui has way more control than him, even when listening to his raw vocals. He sounds like he has some of the best control I’ve evr heard in my life! (No amerivan male singer can nearly do it as well as Ryuji is a comment that I am making now as Ryuji is way better than any American male singer I have ever heard. I mean there are so many wonderful male singers out there in the american world, but its gotten to the point where all I listen to is japanese music since I can’t stand how overly sexualized the american music industry has become and how much boys sing about sex and that crap that me as a teenage girl doesn’t really want to talk about yet alone listen to…….) Ryuji has way more control than Toripiyo does in my opinion. For his age he has progressed so well and is growing to be such a seasoned performer. Coming from a performing arts and musical family I can tell the demeanor behind Ryuji and his actions. They might not be the best ideas ever but he puts so much effort into everything that he does and has excelled well over his comrads who have been in the business much longer than he has been. If he is reading this post I do wish him so much luck for his future and I congratulate him on all of his success!! He is well known in my music class (thanks to me, my boyfriend, and my best friend) and we all love his voice, even if we can’t understand you well. He has become very popular outside of Japan as well and many people know about him because of his beautiful works!!! Thank you so much for making these past 3+ years of my life so happy with your acting and singing!!!

Ryuji seriously derseves so much for everything that he’s done and I hope one day he gets an award for all of his work that has made so many people so happy.

Please support the boys by buying their albums as well as Team Sanjou’s albums on both the Japanese and International ITunes store. 

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